Question 1

A person who is especially motivated to avoid harm

Accepted Answer

A) has high self-esteem. 
B) is engaging in prevention focus. 
C) is engaging in promotion focus. 
D) has lost his or her self guide. 
A) has high self-esteem. 
B) is engaging in prevention focus. 
C) is engaging in promotion focus. 
D) has lost his or her self guide.

Question 2

People who _____ tend to be motivated by a fear of failure.

Accepted Answer

A) have high self-esteem 
B) have low self-esteem 
C) are shy 
D) have low self-esteem and are shy 
A) have high self-esteem 
B) have low self-esteem 
C) are shy 
D) have low self-esteem and are shy

Question 3

Possible selves

Accepted Answer

A) describe past behaviors. 
B) motivate behavior. 
C) are unrelated to behavior. 
D) develop in early infancy. 
A) describe past behaviors. 
B) motivate behavior. 
C) are unrelated to behavior. 
D) develop in early infancy.

Question 4

Around the age of 5 or 6 years of age, children develop

Accepted Answer

A) the ability to engage in social comparison. 
B) a private self-concept. 
C) objective self-awareness. 
D) the ability to engage in social comparison and a private self-concept. 
A) the ability to engage in social comparison. 
B) a private self-concept. 
C) objective self-awareness. 
D) the ability to engage in social comparison and a private self-concept.

Question 5

There are _____ types of identify theft, _____.

Accepted Answer

A) two; impersonation and misrepresentation 
B) two; account takeover and application fraud 
C) three; impersonation, misrepresentation, and omission 
D) three; account takeover, application fraud, and document falsification 
A) two; impersonation and misrepresentation 
B) two; account takeover and application fraud 
C) three; impersonation, misrepresentation, and omission 
D) three; account takeover, application fraud, and document falsification

Question 6

A person who has a possible self of a musician

Accepted Answer

A) knows that he or she will be a musician some day. 
B) knows the steps he or she will need to take to become a musician. 
C) will be guided towards musical opportunities. 
D) All of these. 
A) knows that he or she will be a musician some day. 
B) knows the steps he or she will need to take to become a musician. 
C) will be guided towards musical opportunities. 
D) All of these.

Question 7

People who desire social contact but are held back by insecurity are best described as

Accepted Answer

A) having low self-esteem. 
B) antisocial. 
C) shy. 
D) lacking self-schema. 
A) having low self-esteem. 
B) antisocial. 
C) shy. 
D) lacking self-schema.

Question 8

Important and difficult life decisions are often accompanied by identity

Accepted Answer

A) rigidity. 
B) contrast. 
C) deficit. 
D) conflict. 
A) rigidity. 
B) contrast. 
C) deficit. 
D) conflict.

Question 9

A person who has an identity deficit

Accepted Answer

A) has trouble making decisions. 
B) experiences more identity contrast. 
C) has more difficulty changing his or her identity. 
D) has trouble making decisions and experiences more identity contrast. 
A) has trouble making decisions. 
B) experiences more identity contrast. 
C) has more difficulty changing his or her identity. 
D) has trouble making decisions and experiences more identity contrast.

Question 10

The idea that identity remains relatively stable is referred to as identity

Accepted Answer

A) continuity. 
B) contrast. 
C) deficit. 
D) conflict. 
A) continuity. 
B) contrast. 
C) deficit. 
D) conflict.

Question 11

The ability to see oneself as other people might is known as

Accepted Answer

A) a private self-concept. 
B) social comparison. 
C) perspective taking. 
D) social identity. 
A) a private self-concept. 
B) social comparison. 
C) perspective taking. 
D) social identity.

Question 12

Self-schema

Accepted Answer

A) guides attention. 
B) is stored in memory. 
C) influences how we interpret the world. 
D) All of these. 
A) guides attention. 
B) is stored in memory. 
C) influences how we interpret the world. 
D) All of these.

Question 13

A person with many distinct aspects of self is best described as having

Accepted Answer

A) high self-esteem variability. 
B) high global self esteem. 
C) high self-complexity. 
D) self guides. 
A) high self-esteem variability. 
B) high global self esteem. 
C) high self-complexity. 
D) self guides.

Question 14

A person who goes to a wild, all-night party the night before an exam may be engaging in

Accepted Answer

A) stupidity. 
B) prevention focus. 
C) promotion focus. 
D) self-handicapping. 
A) stupidity. 
B) prevention focus. 
C) promotion focus. 
D) self-handicapping.

Question 15

The character Lester from the movie "American Beauty" most demonstrates the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) self-esteem variability. 
B) defensive pessimism. 
C) self-handicapping. 
D) identity crisis. 
A) self-esteem variability. 
B) defensive pessimism. 
C) self-handicapping. 
D) identity crisis.

Question 16

The specific knowledge structures of self-concepts are called

Accepted Answer

A) self-schema. 
B) possible selves. 
C) social identities. 
D) self-esteem. 
A) self-schema. 
B) possible selves. 
C) social identities. 
D) self-esteem.

Question 17

When a person has failed to find an adequate identity, he or she experiences identity

Accepted Answer

A) continuity. 
B) contrast. 
C) deficit. 
D) rigidity. 
A) continuity. 
B) contrast. 
C) deficit. 
D) rigidity.

Question 18

Compared to people with high self-esteem, people with low self-esteem are more

Accepted Answer

A) prevention focused. 
B) promotion focused. 
C) concerned with not failing than with succeeding. 
D) prevention focused and more concerned with not failing than with succeeding. 
A) prevention focused. 
B) promotion focused. 
C) concerned with not failing than with succeeding. 
D) prevention focused and more concerned with not failing than with succeeding.

Question 19

If you describe yourself to other people as extraverted, but in fact you are introverted, then extraversion is a part of your

Accepted Answer

A) self-esteem. 
B) self-concept. 
C) social identity. 
D) possible selves. 
A) self-esteem. 
B) self-concept. 
C) social identity. 
D) possible selves.

Question 20

To overcome shyness, people should

Accepted Answer

A) force themselves into social situations. 
B) only enter social situations where they feel comfortable. 
C) carefully monitor their part of the conversation. 
D) take the view that conversation should come easily. 
A) force themselves into social situations. 
B) only enter social situations where they feel comfortable. 
C) carefully monitor their part of the conversation. 
D) take the view that conversation should come easily.

A person who is especially motivated to avoid harm

People who _____ tend to be motivated by a fear of failure.

Possible selves

Around the age of 5 or 6 years of age, children develop

There are _ types of identify theft, _.

A person who has a possible self of a musician

People who desire social contact but are held back by insecurity are best described as

Important and difficult life decisions are often accompanied by identity

A person who has an identity deficit

The idea that identity remains relatively stable is referred to as identity

The ability to see oneself as other people might is known as

Self-schema

A person with many distinct aspects of self is best described as having

A person who goes to a wild, all-night party the night before an exam may be engaging in

The character Lester from the movie "American Beauty" most demonstrates the concept of

The specific knowledge structures of self-concepts are called

When a person has failed to find an adequate identity, he or she experiences identity

Compared to people with high self-esteem, people with low self-esteem are more

If you describe yourself to other people as extraverted, but in fact you are introverted, then extraversion is a part of your

To overcome shyness, people should

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

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Sex, Gender, and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress, Coping, Adjustment, and Health

Disorders of Personality

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Exam 14: Approaches to the Self

A person who is especially motivated to avoid harm

People who _____ tend to be motivated by a fear of failure.

Possible selves

Around the age of 5 or 6 years of age, children develop

There are _____ types of identify theft, _____.

A person who has a possible self of a musician

People who desire social contact but are held back by insecurity are best described as

Important and difficult life decisions are often accompanied by identity

A person who has an identity deficit

The idea that identity remains relatively stable is referred to as identity

The ability to see oneself as other people might is known as

Self-schema

A person with many distinct aspects of self is best described as having

A person who goes to a wild, all-night party the night before an exam may be engaging in

The character Lester from the movie "American Beauty" most demonstrates the concept of

The specific knowledge structures of self-concepts are called

When a person has failed to find an adequate identity, he or she experiences identity

Compared to people with high self-esteem, people with low self-esteem are more

If you describe yourself to other people as extraverted, but in fact you are introverted, then extraversion is a part of your

To overcome shyness, people should

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex, Gender, and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress, Coping, Adjustment, and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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There are _ types of identify theft, _.